Last year, Sony set a September 2014 release date for the sixth instalment in the Resident Evil series, with director Paul W.S. Anderson and star Milla Jovovich both set to return, before things fell deathly silent on the sequel front.
Obviously that date is now out of the question, but Anderson has offered a brief update on Resident Evil 6 during the Beijing International Film Festival, with Tracking Board reporting that the film will going by the title of Resident Evil Rising, and that Bingbing Li will be returing to the cast in the role of Ada Wong.
According to the site, Resident Evil Rising “will follow Alice (Jovovich) and her crew as they rush to The Hive, where The Red Queen plots total destruction over the human race.” So far, there’s no word on when filming might begin, nor a revised release date.
Originally published April 22, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
